1983--10-27
VEP Press Release announcing "The Plight of Black Colleges and Universities: The Political Impact" conference held at the Robert W. Woodruff Library in Atlanta, Georgia on October 28, 1983. The conference will address the threat to historically Black colleges and universities and explore solutions such as merger strategies, converting them into vocational institutions, and increasing voter registration among Black students. 2 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American students, African American universities and colleges, Special events, Voting, Voter registration
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-03
NAACP resolution on the treatment of Black school students and how they are subject to higher numbers of punishment and expulsion in the system. 1 page.
Race relations, Race discrimination, African American students, African Americans--Education
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-02-28
Article on the call for eliminating the high rate of school suspensions, as they actively tie into the incarceration rate of the state. 2 pages.
Race discrimination, African American students, African Americans--Education, Crime
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1980/1984
Article on a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Brunswick, Georgia high school, claiming two Black students were treated unfairly because of a fight and subsequent boycotts from other Black school students. 2 pages.
African Americans--Politics and government, Race discrimination, African American students
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1971-01
A report describing the work of interns in the Georgia Legislature. 4 pages.
Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders, African American students
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1969-07
Vol.II, No.2, includes anecdotes from student interns on their day to day life experiences. 11 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American students, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1969--02-10
The Atlanta Board of Education has finally agreed to discuss the Better Schools Atlanta report, which highlights shocking disparities in the city's school system, and this could signal the beginning of a real dialogue and citizen participation in the business of the schools. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Education, African American students, African Americans--Civil rights
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1968-06-13
Newsletter reporting on the status of student interns working on projects throughout eleven states. 3 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American students, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1968-05-22
Newspaper article discussing the important role played by the Afro-Exonian Society (AES) in shaping the lives of many Black students at Exeter. The AES's original goal was to educate the Academy community about the needs and values of Black America. However, the organization was increasingly criticized for being too insular and separatist. The organization provided a space for Black students to come together, share their experiences, and build community. The AES also helped to raise awareness of Black issues on campus, and inspired other students to get involved in the fight for racial justice. 8 pages.
African American students, African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, African American teenagers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1966-04-06
Report on enrollment changes in Atlanta public schools from 1965-1966. The Atlanta Board of Education adopted a pupil assignment plan in 1966. The plan required all pupils to complete an application for assignment form for the school year 1966-67. The enrollment trend in each school possibly affected the choices of pupils or their parents. The enrollment changes were also potentially useful in evaluating the effectiveness of the pupil assignment plan in accomplishing the desegregation of the Atlanta public schools. 4 pages.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Civil rights, African American students, Demographic surveys
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1964-01-11
A newspaper clipping describing members of the Miles College Citizenship Project offering "free transportation and baby-sitter services" for all non-voters who need assistance. 1 page.
Voter registration, Voting, African American civil rights workers, African American students, African American universities and colleges
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1963/1973
A newspaper clipping highlighting the evolving terminology used to describe Black people in the United States. 1 page.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American students, Race discrimination, Race relations
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1962-06-30
A newspaper clipping with an article describing a voter registration initiative with student volunteers. 1 page.
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African American students, African Americans--Civil rights
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1960/1970
Article entitled "NAACP youth force summer program include Georgia" regarding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) summer Youth Program for voter registration in Atlanta, Georgia. 1 page.
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American students, Voter registration
Voter Education Project Organizational Records